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Extinguish

For an edgy substitute, where "killed" is too strong, you might consider something along the lines of extinguished.

Extinguish means to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate. It is derived from the same Latin as the word extinct, and in your example with the horse and buggy, the automobile is the thing that brought (or drove, if you are pun-friendly) the horse and buggy to near extinction.

So the phrase

The automobile extinguished the horse and buggy business.

is strong and empathic about the effect the auto had on the horse and buggy.

(Note: consistent with Stack Exchange guidelines, I wish to keep this answer separate formfrom my previous answer, as it is entirely distinct from that answer, and should stand on its own.)

Extinguish

For an edgy substitute, where "killed" is too strong, you might consider something along the lines of extinguished.

Extinguish means to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate. It is derived from the same Latin as the word extinct, and in your example with the horse and buggy, the automobile is the thing that brought (or drove, if you are pun-friendly) the horse and buggy to near extinction.

So the phrase

The automobile extinguished the horse and buggy business.

is strong and empathic about the effect the auto had on the horse and buggy.

(Note: consistent with Stack Exchange guidelines, I wish to keep this answer separate form my previous answer, as it is entirely distinct from that answer, and should stand on its own.)

Extinguish

For an edgy substitute, where "killed" is too strong, you might consider something along the lines of extinguished.

Extinguish means to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate. It is derived from the same Latin as the word extinct, and in your example with the horse and buggy, the automobile is the thing that brought (or drove, if you are pun-friendly) the horse and buggy to near extinction.

So the phrase

The automobile extinguished the horse and buggy business.

is strong and empathic about the effect the auto had on the horse and buggy.

(Note: consistent with Stack Exchange guidelines, I wish to keep this answer separate from my previous answer, as it is entirely distinct from that answer, and should stand on its own.)

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Canis Lupus
  • 22.1k
  • 2
  • 39
  • 78

Extinguish

For an edgy substitute, where "killed" is too strong, you might consider something along the lines of extinguished.

Extinguish means to put an end to or bring to an end; wipe out of existence; annihilate. It is derived from the same Latin as the word extinct, and in your example with the horse and buggy, the automobile is the thing that brought (or drove, if you are pun-friendly) the horse and buggy to near extinction.

So the phrase

The automobile extinguished the horse and buggy business.

is strong and empathic about the effect the auto had on the horse and buggy.

(Note: consistent with Stack Exchange guidelines, I wish to keep this answer separate form my previous answer, as it is entirely distinct from that answer, and should stand on its own.)